For twelve years, Hawaiʻi SEED has been organizing to educate the public about the risks posed by genetic engineering and the associated pesticide use and experimentation, while promoting diverse, local, and ecological food and farming. On the occasion of our ten year anniversary as a nonprofit, the need for this work has never been greater […]
Comments Off on Hawai’i SEED Celebrates Ten Year Anniversary Continue Reading...Monsanto claims that biotech can feed the planet. Here’s why it won’t. In October in Istanbul, farmers, agricultural researchers and advocates from around the world gathered for the Organic World Congress, organized by the 42-year-old International Federation of Organic Agricultural Movements (IFOAM). With 800 affiliates in 124 countries, IFOAM comes together every three years […]
Comments Off on Can GMOs save the world? by Anna Lappé Continue Reading...Filipino leaders Dr. Romeo Quijano, MD and Gilbert Sape are coming to Hawaii to share their experiences organizing in the Philippines and empower communities with resources to take control of their health, workplace, and food systems. They will share their international experience and expertise in toxicology, pharmacology, toxic chemicals, and how the precautionary principle applies to agricultural practices and […]
Comments Off on Filipino Activists Statewide Tour Continue Reading...It has been been one year since ‘Olelo broadcast the four-night installment about GMO and pesticides in Hawai‘i. These show have proven to be effective tools for educating people about the situation in Hawaii. Please watch all four nights in their entirety – there is so much good information here, especially in retrospect of all that has […]
Comments Off on Olelo GMO Week Anniversary Continue Reading...Hawai’i SEED Raise Awareness Inspire Change Speaker Series presents: DR. TYRONE HAYES – SILENCING THE INDEPENDENT SCIENTIST Honolulu, HI-May 2, 2014 Hawai’i SEED today announced the state-wide speaking tour of world-renowned University of California Berkeley Professor of Integrative Biology Dr. Tyrone Hayes. Dr. Hayes will be joined by local food advocates from each island community. […]
Comments Off on Hawai`i SEED/MOM Hui Tour with Tyrone Hayes Continue Reading...EMAIL & VERBAL TESTIMONY NEEDED★COUNTY COUNCIL HEARING TUES. JAN 28 https://www.facebook.com/events/586972531389171/ EMAIL testimony by Jan 27, OFFER Verbal testimony Jan 28. Check back for TESTIMONY TALKING POINTS, UPDATES and SAMPLE TESTIMONY. ★VERY IMPORTANT RECOMMENDATION “I support the intent of this important legislation for the following reasons….. However, I do not support the bill that you […]
Comments Off on ACTION ALERT ★ MAUI COUNTY BILL RELATED TO PESTICIDES & GMOs Continue Reading...details (to download as pdf) and statement: http://www.kauai.gov/Kamaaina/PressReleases/tabid/346/Default.aspx Hawaii News Now: http://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/story/23845280/kauai-mayor-vetoes-controversial-gmo-bill-details-at-hawaiinewsnowcom Garys Blog before we knew: http://garyhooser.wordpress.com/2013/10/31/bill-2491-veto-no-veto-what-is-next/
Comments Off on Mayor Vetoed Kaua’i Bill 2491 today Continue Reading...source: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/andrea-brower/protecting-health-and-life_b_4172050.html Andrea Brower & Co-authored by Elijah Frank, ʻOhana O Kauaʻi DirectorAccording to Hawaii State law, each county has the “power to enact ordinances deemed necessary to protect health, life and property…” (HRS 46-1.5). Earlier this year in the form of Senate Bill 727, a quiet attempt was made at the State Capitol to simply strike the words “health” […]
Comments Off on Protecting Health and Life: Kauai Must Lead, Continue Reading...visit source: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/andrea-brower/chemical-corporations-tre_b_4061582.html Over forty people lined up at 10pm on Monday evening to get a seat in Kauai’s small council chambers the following day at 8:30am. They stood, laid and danced in line, through dark tropical downpours, for over 10 hours just to witness one of many ongoing council meetings. This has become the […]
Comments Off on Chemical Corporations Tremble at Kauai’s Unwavering Determination Continue Reading...Posted: 07/02/2013 11:19 am at Huffington Post: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/maggie-sergio/gmo-pesticide-experiments_b_3513496.html?utm_hp_ref=fb&src=sp&comm_ref=false The tropical paradise of Hawaii is on the bucket list of many. Peaceful images of white sandy beaches, warm tropical waters and the welcoming spirit of Aloha is what draws tourists from around the globe. In 2012, Hawaiian tourism hit an all-time high. Visitors spent a record of $14.3 […]
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